Good article by Peter Vecsey on the Gasol trade. Options

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"The Bulls, as I might've mentioned recently in this space, have the prerequisite enticement to snare Gasol. While I have no reason to think VP John Paxson will modify his steadfast opposition to swap Luol Deng and Ben Gordon (along with P.J. Brown's expiring $8.56M contract) for the answer to his team's offensive paint prayers, there sure seems to be plenty of negotiating room.

That's because the Bulls and their decision makers (I assume chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has some say in momentous personnel matters) own other desirable, exchangeable pieces, namely Andres Nocioni, Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha.

I suspect (strictly educated speculation) Memphis may be amenable to accepting one of the above players in place of Gordon or Deng. At the same time, I'm convinced a Gasol (plus Hakim Warrick) deal cannot happen unless one of those two (in addition to a first-rounder in the '08 or '09 draft, not this June) is included."

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01302007/sport...eter_vecsey.htm



So does my Gasol/Warrick deal that I mentioned in the 3 team deal have some truth? We'll have to see. Whether Warrick goes to a 3rd team or the Bulls remains to be seen. However, I think that if Memphis does want Hinrich, they will have to send Warrick to a 3rd team to get the Bulls a PG in return. Highly unlikely, but still a possibility.

Vecsey is a smart man. I believe what he says that the Bulls can get Gasol for some combination of Nocioni/Kirk/Tyrus/Sefolosha. We could likely get him by giving up Tyrus & Nocioni. It wouldn't be a bad idea if Paxson could somehow get Gasol & Warrick for Nocioni/Tyrus/P.J. & the '08 1st round pick. That's a deal I'd definately do. Warrick would replace Nocioni & we would really only be giving up Tyrus & a 1st round pick for Gasol. I love Tyrus but I think that will benefit the Bulls. However, as Vecsey stated, a Warrick/Gasol deal might not be possible without including Deng or Gordon.